Click here to return to FLC’s Summer Celebration Page.

Celebration Photos Courtesy: Doug Mills

Click here to return to FLC’s Summer Celebration Page.

Celebration Photos Courtesy: Doug Mills

These photos are courtesy of Doug Mills.

To view 2016’s Celebration Photos – click here

 

FLC’s Summer Celebration!

Saturday •  August 24, 2019 • 5pm-8:30pm

HOST LOCATION: RiverView Family Farm

RiverView Family Farm sits on 265 acres and is located on Fort Loudon Lake in the Concord community of west Knoxville. The farm has the Tennessee Century Farm designation and has been in the family for 7 generations. This is a working farm providing grain and grass fed beef and hay.

Every year, FLC’s Board of Directors, staff, our Friends of the Foothills supporters, Corporate Sponsors, and those interested in learning more about Foothills Land Conservancy connect with one another and learn about Foothills’ programs and project highlights. And, we just enjoy spending time with each other – it’s a party!  We hope you will join us for our next get together on Saturday, August 24, 2019!

2018 was another record year for the Conservancy!  Foothills worked with land owners to partner on a record 48 conservation easement projects and 3 land donations totaling close to 18,000 acres! These 51 land preservation projects were spread across 21 Tennessee counties and the five additional states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Net proceeds from this year’s Summer Celebration support our enduring mission to preserve, protect, and enhance the lands of the Southern Appalachian region. Thanks to your generous and ongoing contributions FLC is able to expand conservation efforts across our diverse region. Foothills is a 501(c)(3) and does not receive any financial assistance from local, state or federal governments. We rely on individual and corporate contributions solely to sustain our organization, land acquisition and stewardship funds.

If you would like to join FLC for this year’s Summer Celebration as a 2019 Sponsor, Host Committee Member, or an attendee ($100 per ticket) please use the PayPal link below. To mail in your payment, please make the check payable to Foothills Land Conservancy (3402 Andy Harris Road – Rockford, TN  37853) and include a note as to whether this amount is for sponsor, host or tickets. Please contact Elise Eustace at eeustace@foothillsland.org or 865-681-8326 with any follow up questions or requests.

FLC Summer Celebration

Host Committee – Couple $250.00 USDHost Committee – Individual $125.00 USDGeneral Admission – 1 ticket $100.00 USDFLC Bronze Sponsor $1,000.00 USDFLC Silver Sponsor $2,500.00 USDFLC Gold Sponsor $5,000.00 USD

To view 2018’s Celebration photos – click here

To view 2017’s  Celebration photos – click here

To view 2016’s  Celebration photos – click here

A special thank you to FLC’s 2019 Sponsors and Hosts!

 (Click on images to enlarge!)

 

On Saturday, August 22, 2015,the Foothills Board, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate FLC’s 30th anniversary as a regional land trust.

 This year’s Summer Celebration was another successful and fun evening spent at Penrose Farm. Many thanks to our hostess, Christine ‘Teenie’ Hayworth. We would also like to thank our 2015 Sponsors, 2015 Host Committee, and volunteers along with our Board of Directors for making this event a wonderful gathering of friends.

During the program, Foothills announced the creation of a new fund, called The Land Preservation Fund. This special fund will assist FLC with future land protection and acquisition projects. To date, close to $14,000 has been raised in donations ‘in memory of’ Jack Rose. The FLC Board has agreed to match, dollar for dollar, these donations along with any future donations ‘in memory of’ Jack Rose. The money to date – all $24,000 – will be placed in the Land Preservation Fund. FLC has also approved a portion of money recently received from the estate of the late Charlie Klabunde, along with donations made by two other FLC supporters, to be moved into this fund as well. We are excited to report that the fund balance now stands at a total of $100,000, assisting in a great start for an important fund.

Here are a few links to recent media articles about FLC’s 30th anniversary as a regional land trust and our recent Summer Celebration:

Celebrate Summer – Conservancy marks 30 years of land protection – Maryville Daily Times
Cynthia Moxley’s The Blue Streak ‘Foothills and friends remember Jack Rose’
30 Years of Protecting Land – FLC celebrates past, looks ahead – Maryville Daily Times
Roots of Foothills Land Conservancy are deep – Maryville Daily Times

To view last year’s 2014 Celebration page that includes images from the event, please click here.

A special thank you to all of our Friends…

For another successful Summer Celebration!

Photo Courtesy: Doug Mills

A special thank you to all of our Friends for helping to make this year’s Celebration one of the most successful to date! Close to 300 guests mingled among the pastures and gardens at Christine Hayworth’s Penrose Farm – a perfect location for FLC’s annual friend and fundraiser.  FLC Board and staff visited with and thanked our individual and corporate Friends while updating them on Foothills’ programs. Despite a few summer showers,  festivities got underway with delicious food from Holly’s Eventful Catering and beverages served by the Pour Guys. A special thank you to Campbell Tent & Party Rental, Stellar Visions & Sound and our many wonderful volunteers!

 This is the fifth year Christine Hayworth has graciously hosted FLC’s annual friend and fundraiser at her 130 acre equestrian center and horse farm. In 2007, Mrs. Hayworth partnered with FLC to place a conservation easement on the property, permanently preserving the natural features of the property, which also boasts outstanding views of the foothills and Great Smoky Mountains.

Foothills’ annual Celebration is a time to visit with other FLC supporters in a relaxed setting while celebrating the Foothills mission to preserve, protect and enhance the Tennessee landscape. This past year was a third consecutive record-breaking year and a ‘best ever’ record for Foothills Land Conservancy, with well in excess of 11,000 acres protected. To date, we have preserved over 46,000 acres in 26 Tennessee counties!

2014 Celebration Photos

Celebration Write Up in the Knoxville News Sentinel by Megan Venable

Click here to view photos courtesy of Chuck Cooper.

 Photos Below Courtesy of Doug Mills.

 

 

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The support of our Friends assists us with land preservation projects, community outreach and operating expenses. To make a donation to the Foothills Land Conservancy, please visit our Donate Now page.

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FLC’s 2014 Sponsors & Hosts

 2014 Sponsors

*Indicates a returning sponsor!

PLATINUM

Pilot Corporation*

GOLD

Mast General Store*

SILVER

Bechtel*

Pro2Serve,Inc.*

UCOR*

BRONZE

Baker Donelson, PC*                     

Blount Gastroenterology Assoc.*         

Burley Stabilization Corp.*                 

Chervenak & Associates, PC*       

CH2M HILL*                                    

Duo Fast of Knoxville*                       

Energy Solutions*                         

Furrow Auction Company*        

Gilmartin Engineering Works         

Hines & Company, P.C.                

Information International Assoc.*  

Leidos Engineering*

Little River Trading Company *Indicates a returning sponsor!

Long, Ragsdale & Waters, PC*

Mark Jendrek, PC*

ORAU*

ORNL Federal Credit Union*

Penrose Farm*

Renasant Bank*

Resource Advisory Services*

Restoration Services, Inc.

Retirement Planning Services*

Strata-G*

The Trust Company*

UT Battelle*

2014 Hosts

Honey & Sen. Lamar Alexander

Kim & Mike Arms

Angie & Steve Arnett

Lucretia & William Atterson

Bob Baldani

Sheila & Dr. Charlie Barnett

Marjorie & John Beasley

Marty & David Black

Pat & Ernie Blankenship

B.J. & Gerald Boyd

Priscilla & Jim Campbell

Vicki & Jeff Chapman

Terry A. Chervenak

Betsy Child & Paul Barber

Ben C. Clark, Jr.

Jay Clark

Linda & Pete Claussen

Madge & Barry Cleveland

Donna & Bill Cobble

Dr. Mary Cushman

Karen Eberle

Bonita & John Eschenberg

Pat & Homer Fisher

Judi & David Forkner

Jenny Freeman & Bill Allen

Rachel & Dr. Gerald Gibson

Drs. Karen & Barry Goss

Gail P. Harris

Christine ‘Teenie’ Hayworth

Jean Hicks & Addison West

Robin Hill

Jenny Hines & Tom Jester

Frances & Jerry Hodge

Susan & J.T. Howell

Norma & Wes James

Debbie & Dr. Craig Jarvis

Mary & Mark Jendrek

Jamie & Steve Jones

Marilyn & Lewis Kearney

Ann & Mark King

Christie & David Lewis

Susan & David Long

Karen & Billy Minser

Pam & Mike Parton

Drs. Marie & John Peine

Betsy Prine

Kim Raia

Rep. Bob Ramsey 

Sara & Jack Rose

Courtney Russell & David Branton

Darlene & Ed St. Clair

Judy & David Shiflett

Billy Stair

Mary Kay & Bill Sullivan

Nancy & Bob Van Hook

Kathy & David Wallace

Ruth & Steve West

Kathy & John Wilbanks

Karlyn & David Zandstra

2013 EVENT PHOTOS AND ARTICLES

2013 Celebration Photos: Randy Purcell Photography & Chuck Cooper Photography

Knoxville News Article – FLC Touts Accomplishments at Annual Celebration

Daily Times Article –   Protecting the Land August 2013